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Book Your Hospitality Now For Navan Racing Festival Handicap
5f, Flat, 3yo+, 21 runners
Winning time 1m 0.68s
- Going
- Good
- Surface
- Turf
Result
Leigh Roche
W McCreery
Slow into stride - settled midfield - boxed in with 2f left - urged into 8th spot - found space to move into second inside final furlong - kept battling to get up on the line
Jack Cleary (5)
Thomas Dowling
Slow to break - settled midfield - asked for effort 2f out - improved into second inside final furlong - edged back up to grab second on the line
Terry Casey (7)
Daniel James Murphy
Sat handy early - shared front spot at halfway - went clear 2f out - driven out approaching final furlong - challenged hard soon after - overtaken and slipped to third in the final strides
Seamie Heffernan
Gerard Edmund O'Leary
Settled around midfield - pushed along with 2f left - moved into 3rd inside the final 2f - edged back to 4th close home and held for that spot
Joseph Harnett (7)
Kieran P Cotter
Sat close to front group early - pushed along in 5th approaching final two furlongs - stayed on at one speed to the line - finished 5th beaten under three lengths
Killian Leonard
Miss Katy Brown
Sat close behind the front group early - pressed for effort with 2f left then slipped back to 7th inside the final furlong - held no threat late
No. 7, stall 6
8yo, 9-6, OR 65
J: Wesley Joyce (3) · T: Joseph Anthony Murray
Wesley Joyce (3)
Joseph Anthony Murray
Settled just behind the front group - pushed along in 3rd approaching final 2f - unable to close final furlong - finished 7th
James Ryan
T G McCourt
Held a midfield position early - pushed along in 10th two furlongs out but unable to close - finished well held in 8th
W J Lee
W McCreery
Held up towards the back - pushed along with 2f left then dropped to 13th a furlong out - stayed on same gear to finish 9th
Ronan Whelan
P J F Murphy
Slow to break - held towards back of the pack - pressed for effort with 2f left - unable to make further headway late
No. 13, stall 16
4yo, 8-13, OR 62
J: Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7) · T: Patrick J Flynn
Robyn Donaghue-Leahy (7)
Patrick J Flynn
Settled in the pack - pushed along with 2f left and 14th approaching final furlong - unable to close late
Sam Coen (5)
Martin Hassett
Sat close to pace early - shared front spot at halfway then pushed along and lost command 2f out - dropped away to finish 12th
Rory Mulligan (5)
J P Murtagh
Settled in the pack early - pushed along in 7th two furlongs out - dropped away in the closing stages to finish 13th
Rory Cleary
Chris Timmons
Sat close behind pace - pushed along with 2f left - slid back through field before fading late to finish 14th
Ben Coen
Edward Lynam
Hesitant start - held up at the back - unable to make headway from 2f out - well held in 15th
Colin Keane
Noel Meade
Bounded clear early - matched at the midpoint then pressed for effort before losing the advantage 2f out - dropped away after finishing 16th
Gary Carroll
Gerard Keane
Held up early - stayed off the pace throughout - no impression made - well held in 17th
J M Sheridan
Paul W Flynn
Held a midfield position early - pressed for effort with two furlongs left - dropped away through the finish to come home 18th
Reese Holohan (7)
Gavin Cromwell
Slow to strike a rhythm from the off - detached from the field throughout - well held at the finish
Adam Browne-Souza (7)
T Browne
Held up in the pack - pushed along with 2f left - dropped away late
Luke McAteer
Alan McIntyre
Struggled from the off - trailed the field throughout - finished well held in 21st
Non-runners: Alnofoor (stone bruise), Polar Bear (skin allergy)
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.